Combined finish molding and price-card holder for store shelves



Aug. 27, 1929. E. P. FUESSLER COMBINED FINISH MOLDING AND PRiCE CARDHOLDER FOR STORE SHELVES Filed June 21, 1928 Patented Aug. 27, 1929.

UNITED STATES EDWARD 1:. FUESSLER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

COMBINED FINISH MOLDING AND PRICE-CARD HOLDER FOR STORE SHELVES.

Application filed June 21,

This invention relates to a combined finish molding and price cardholder for store shelves.

An important object of the invention is to provide a construction suchthat a'price card holder may be employed in conjunction with a shelfwithout in any manner detracting from the appearance thereof and may beso constructed that it is applied and forms a part of the finish moldingwith which such shelves are ordinarily provided.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be very readily and cheaply manufactured and whichmay be readilysubstituted for the moldings at present employed uponstore shelves without any special operation other than that necessary tothe removal of the old molding and the substitution of the new.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be combined with any form of molding with which itsuse might be desired.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a shelf having finish molding constructed in accordancewith my invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is an inner face view of the finish molding;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the spring strip;

Figure 5 is an illustration of a modified molding and of an alternateposition in which the molding may be placed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicatesa store shelf and 11 a finish molding applied to the outer edge thereof.In accordance with my invention, this molding is provided at its innerface with a rabbet 12 extending inwardly from one longitudinal edgethereof for a short distance. The inner face of the molding strip hasattached thereto a spring strip 13, preferably of spring bronze, brassor some similar material. This strip comprises a body portion 14 and areverted flange 15, which diverges from the body portion and has aterminal edge 16 parallelling the same. The width of the body portion isequal to the depth of the molding before the 1928. Serial No. 287,156.

formation of the rabbet therein and the flange 15 is of such lengththat. its terminal portion 16 bears against the inner wall of the rabbet12 with a pressure derived from the resiliency of the material employed.

Preferably, the edge of this terminal portion and the edge of the bodyportion are reverted, as indicated at 17 and 18 respective ly, so thatthe strip is left with no ra-w'edges which may cause any damage.

In use of the device, the molding strip is secured to the shelf with thebody portion 1 1 of the spring strip disposed inwardly. The rabbet 12may beeither upwardly or down wardly disposed and the cards or pricetags, which are to be supported, are forced between the outer wall ofthe rabbet and the spring tongue formed by the flange 15 and itsterminal portion 16. Since the terminal portion 16 flatly opposes thewall 12, a relatively broad grip upon the price card is provided, withthe result that it may not be casually dislodged but when desired mustbe forcibly removed. This same disposal of the terminal portion inparallel relation to the wall 12 and the reverting of the edge of thisterminal portion insures against tearing of the card during its removaland the consequent collection within the slot or rabbet 12 of materialwhich, after a period of collection, would interfere with the properaction of the flange and with the insertion of other cards. When thechannel 12 is downwardly disposed, as illustrated in Figure 5, allpossibility of collection of dust and dirt therein is eliminated and avery cleanly structure provided.

It will be obvious that by employing different forms of molding, asillustrated in the drawings, the molding of any of the present storeshelves may be readily matched, so that I it can be replaced by moldinghaving the card holding attachment. The construction illustratedprovides a completely concealed card holding device and one which is sodisposed that it cannot come in contact with the clothing or persons ofcustomers of self-service stores where apparatus of this character ismost usually employed.

Since the construction hereinbefore set forth is capable of a certainrange of change and modification without materially departing from thespirit of the invention, I do not limit myself thereto except ashereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. In combination with a store shelf, a com- Lil bined finishmolding and card holder secured to an exposed edge thereof, said moldingand holder comprising a molding strip having a rabbet at and coextensivewith its inner face which opens through one longitudinal edge thereof,and a spring metal strip coextensive with and secured to the inner faceof the molding strip and having a reverted flange inclining inwardlytoward the inner and side walls of the rabbet.

2. In combination with a store shelf, a combined finish molding and cardholder secured to an exposed edge thereof, said molding and holdercomprising a molding strip having a rabbet at and coextensive with itsinner face which opens through one longitudinal edge thereof and springmeans within and coextensive with the rabbet for frictionallymaintaining a cardin position against the vertical face of the rabbet.

3. In combination with a store shelf, a combined finish molding and cardholder secured to an exposed edge thereof, said molding and holdercomprising a molding strip having a rabbet at its inner face which opensthrough one longitudinal edge thereof, and a spring metal stripcomprising a body portion secured to the inner face of the molding alongone edge and having its opposite edge extended into alignment with thelongitudinal edge of the molding through which the rabbet opens, thelast named edge having a reverted angularly disposed flange extendinginwardly and downwardly toward the vertical face of the rabloet.

4. In combination with a store shelf, a combined finish molding and cardholder secured to an exposed edge thereof, said molding and holdercomprising a molding striphavinga rabbet at its inner face which opensthrough one longitudinal edge thereof, and a spring metal stripcomprising a body portion secured to the inner face of the molding alongone edge and having its opposite edge extended into alignment with thelongitudinal edge of the molding through which the rabbet opens, thelast named edge having a reverted angularly disposed flange extendinginwardly and downwardly toward the vertical face of the rabbet, the freeedge of said flange having a terminal paralleling the vertical wall ofthe rabbet and normally engaged therewith by the resiliency of thematerial from which the strip is formed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

ED'WARD P. FUESSLER.

